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Language patterns and Depression
Posted on 7th Feb 2018
Recent research shows how the language we use and our emotional state are connected. Click here to read more, if you're looking for counselling in Berkhamsted or are seeking counselling for depression please feel free to get in touch.
Acupuncture for pain: Professor of anaesthesiology’s recent talk on the use of acupuncture for pain
Posted on 3rd Nov 2017
Berkhamsted acupuncture practitioner Sean Heneghan links to recent research into acupuncture for pain
Preventing suicide: recent news from the blog of Berkhamsted counsellor Sean Heneghan
Posted on 3rd Nov 2017
Recent news from Berkhamsted therapist Sean Heneghan. Sean has a counselling, acupuncture and hypnotherapy clinic at Berkhamsted Chiropractic Clinic, 69 High St.
How safe is acupuncture? Recent news from Berkhamsted acupuncturist Sean Heneghan
Posted on 22nd Oct 2017
Berkhamsted acupuncture practitioner Sean Heneghan links to information from The British Acupuncture Council about the safety of acupuncture as a health treatment. According to them, acupuncture is one of the safest treatments conventional or complementary in the UK today.
Berkhamsted Hypnotherapy Research update: Hypnotherapy & Ulcerative Colitis
Posted on 17th Sep 2017
Researchers at the Division of Gastroenterology at the Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago have been investigating the impact of hypnosis and hypnotherapy on clinical remission rates over a one year period in patients with Ulcerative Colitis.
Research update: Acupuncture evidence update 2017
Posted on 18th Jul 2017
Every year Mike Cummings the head of The British Medical Acupuncture Society pools the latest evidence for acupuncture across a spectrum of conditions and also details updates in the understanding of acupuncture mechanisms from a biomedical perspective.
Research update: acupuncture and counselling for depression and pain
Posted on 17th Jul 2017
In recent research from The University of York, the influence of both acupuncture and counselling were studied to ascertain the difference they made to patients suffering with pain and depression when added to standard medical care. In the first trial 29 high quality clinical trials were used and around 18,000 patients were assessed. The patients were suffering from various types of pain from neck and lower back bain to head and knee pain
Berkhamsted acupuncture research update: Acupuncture and Counselling for Depression
Posted on 30th Sep 2013
New research into acupuncture and counselling for depression from Dr Hugh Macpherson at The University of York has led to some interesting conclusions by research scientists on the value of adding acupuncture to the standard care of patients suffering with depression.
Berkhamsted Acupuncture research update: Acupuncture in premenstrual anxiety and depression
Posted on 17th Sep 2013
In this month’s issue of Acupuncture in Medicine, recent research from Brazil into the effect of acupuncture on the symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) has led to some interesting results.
Berkhamsted Acupuncture Research update: Acupuncture for insomnia and sleep quality in pregnancy
Posted on 7th Sep 2013
Researchers at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College’s Division of Graduate Education & Research have conducted a systematic review for non-pharmacological interventions for sleep and insomnia during pregnancy.
Berkhamsted acupuncture research update: Acupuncture and Pregnancy related back & pelvic pain
Posted on 14th Aug 2013
Pelvic pain and back pain are common in pregnancy with two thirds of women experiencing low back pain, and almost 20% of pregnant women experiencing pelvic pain. During the advancing stages of pregnancy pain can severely impact sleep, mood, and quality of life.
Berkhamsted Acupuncture Research update: Acupuncture and Fibromyalgia
Posted on 24th Jul 2013
Acupuncture researchers in Brazil have been investigating acupuncture and fibromyalgia, and particularly the action of needling the multiple tender points which characterize the condition. Fibromyalgia is a chronic rheumatic disorder characterized by a multitude of symptoms such as muscular skeletal pain, numbness, tingling and stiffness, and often fatigue and disturbances in sleeping.
Berkhamsted Acupuncture Research update: Acupuncture and sleep in post menopause
Posted on 15th Jul 2013
Researchers in Brazil have been investigating the effects of acupuncture on sleep parameters, quality of life measures, and symptoms of depression in post-menopausal women.
Research update: GP’s most popular Complementary referrals are for Acupuncture and Hypnotherapy
Posted on 8th Jul 2013
In many countries the use of complementary and alternative approaches to healthcare is increasing. Researchers recently distributed a questionnaire to all GP’s registered within the Liverpool Primary Care Trust to determine the referral patterns and attitudes towards the various complementary medical approaches among GP’s. This survey was a follow up to questionnaires collected in 1999.
Gestalt Therapy for Stress: Working with Your Whole Experience
Posted on 16th Jun 2013
Discover how gestalt therapy approaches stress differently. Learn why awareness of your whole experience, not just thoughts helps create lasting change in managing stress.
Can Acupuncture Support Better Sleep?
Posted on 6th Feb 2013
Curious about acupuncture for sleep? Research suggests it may support relaxation and restfulness. Learn how it might help from Berkhamsted acupuncture practitioner Sean Heneghan, based at Berkhamsted Chiropractic Clinic, 69 High St, HP4 2DE
Acupuncture for Arthritis: What Research Tells Us About Managing Joint Pain
Posted on 9th Jan 2013
Discover what research reveals about acupuncture for arthritis and joint pain. Learn how evidence-based complementary approaches can support conventional treatment in Berkhamsted.
Yoga for Lower Back Pain: What the Research Tells Us About Movement and Healing
Posted on 1st Nov 2011
Discover how yoga can help chronic lower back pain, what research shows about its effectiveness, and how movement-based approaches complement traditional treatments in Berkhamsted.
Research update: Tai Chi may be effective in controlling pain and improving function in Osteoarthritis
Posted on 27th Oct 2011
A systematic review and meta analysis of the effect of Tai Chi on Osteoarthritis has concluded the results as “encouraging, and suggest that t’ai chi may be effective in controlling pain and improving physical function in patients with OA in the kneeâ€.
What is complementary medicine?
Posted on 10th Sep 2011
Discover how complementary approaches like acupuncture, mindfulness and similar therapies can support physical and emotional healing. Explore an integrative perspective on health from my practice in Berkhamsted.